Girls' name · since 1947
Darlina
149 babies named Darlina in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #22,814 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 149
- born since 1947
- 1960s
- peak decade
Darlina sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 149 recorded since 1947.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darlina has been recorded 149 times among girls since 1947, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 2016.
- #22,814 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 149 born since 1947
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Darlina ranks #22,814 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 149 born since 1947, peaking in the 1960s.
- #22,814 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 149
- born since 1947
- 1960s
- peak decade
Darlina's 149 recorded births place it above 68.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Darlina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Darlina splits its recorded history at 1970: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1947 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1961 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Darlina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2016
- Peak year (1961)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Darlina by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (42 births, 28% of the file).
1960s was Darlina's strongest decade.
42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Darlina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 13
1940s
13 births
- 1950s
1950s
28 births
- 1960s
1960s
42 births
- 1970s
1970s
23 births
- 1980s 15
1980s
15 births
- 1990s
1990s
18 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 42 births (28% of all-time use).
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What to do with Darlina's data
- Darlina's decade-level peak was the 1960s (42 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Darlina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~69 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1947–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Darlina draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.